Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection

The embracing couple shown in three-quarter view with their heads bowed; the female with two feathers on her headdress and playing a small lute with intricate decoration; the bearded male with his hand resting on her back and holding a gilt cup in his left hand; mounted in a decorative frame. 1.2 kg, 38.5 x 32.5 cm



Private London, UK collection.

Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with nineteen lines of text; verso with text and polychrome painted scene of figures beside a house and distribution of drink. 13 grams, 26.5 x 23.5 cm



Acquired on the New York art market, circa 2000. Ex central London gallery.

With the royal patronage for her cult given by the Gondar’s Kings, Virgin Mary's role as a maker of miracles became predominant and apocalyptic metaphors and narrative gained importance in pictorial representations, such as those in the manuscripts. Her eschatological role continued to evolve until the eighteenth century, when she was portrayed in an icon as a celestial empress.

Group of silver-coloured metal finger rings including two with inset glass cabochon, one with intaglio profile bearded bust, one with lapis lazuli plaque and incuse elephant, and other types. 105 grams total, 29-32 mm



Property of a South West London gentleman.